The Black Experience in Library School: A Survey of Encounters with Racism Among African American Library School Students, 1990-2007

Experiencing racism at Kent State University’s library school program led me to perform research with a focus on black student’s encounters with racism when they were library school students. An online survey was distributed to African American students enrolled in U.S. library schools from 1990-2007. Survey respondents were asked a series of questions about their encounters with racism in library school, and to contribute advice on improving the LIS education for African American students in areas of diversity and curriculum.